Comic journey recap 2 + Peter David Tribute

Three months have passed since the last time I wrote a blog post and during that time, I read a lot more comics and I’m ready to give my thoughts and opinions on each of them.

But before I get to that , I want to pay tribute to an important writer in comics, Peter David who passed away last month from health issues he had been suffering from for many years.

Now personally, I've yet to read a single comic from David outside of episodes of Ben 10 that he wrote but I'm aware that he was well respected for work including his four year run on Aquaman, his five year run on Captain Marvel, his seven year run on Supergirl, his combined 100 issue run on X-Factor, his countless number of Star Trek comics and novels, his 11 year on the Incredible Hulk which netted him his only Eisner alongside two more nominations, and the co-creator of Miguel O'Hara aka Spider-Man 2099.

I don't have plans at the moments to read any of his comics I’m only really reading the comics being released in the past year and he stopped writing ongoing series in 2018 following the conclusion of his Ben Reilly comic although he did continue to write several limited series until his death. When I do, it's probably gonna be his Hulk run especially once I get to World War Hulk as while he didn't write the main series, he did write a tie in issue and I plan to read the whole event.

Rest in Peace Peter, I’m glad that you got to see your creations being adored by millions. Your legacy in comics will live on.

Now back to business:

Important announcement 1: Recently, I signed up for League of Comic Geeks, so you can read more of my comic journey here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/lovecat

Important announcement 2: Because it's difficult to post small announcements on Instagram because they at least want a picture, I don't use Twitter as much as I used to and many others don't use it anymore, I’m very likely going to get Threads in the coming months so stayed tuned for that.

Now on to the comics itself:

Last time I was 11 months behind on my reading, this time I am 8 months behind, so I’m improving there.

Like last time I will be listing the comics I put on my Goodreads as shown here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/177273337

So let's start with the series that I either finished or dropped:

Nightwing by Tom Taylor (DC Comics)

The first series, I dropped after I wrote after the first recap. It was for three reasons, one: I wanted to make room for other comics, two: I thought stopping at it's 300th issue would be a good end point, and three: it honestly was starting to feel more like a chore to continue reading. Don't get me wrong, they're not bad stories, but they're not very memorable. The only thing I can remember about the story is that Nightwing becomes a pirate with a puffy shirt and everything. The highlight has to the final scene where Dick has a moment with his friend Marv (obviously meant to be Marv Wolfman, one of the men responsible for turning Dick into Nightwing, Wolfman even wrote this part) and reminisce on their friend George (obviously meant to be George Perez, the other man responsible who had sadly passed away a few years ago). It's a heartwarming seeing and creator and creation looking back on how far they've come. However, there is still another comic we’re Nightwing is a major character and I will get there shortly.

Duke by Joshua Williamson (Image Comics)

I read the last issue of Duke and I will say it was a good series. I enjoyed the twists and turns and even deviations from most incarnations of the franchise. I think Williamson did a good job writing this in way to appeal to new readers to the franchise like me. The last issue pretty much ends with a lead in to the first issue of Williamson's ongoing GI Joe series which I won't be covering in this recap as it won't be published until October because of three other limited series that had to be finished three which I will get to soon. Overall, I’d say that GI Joe is in good hands and I’m excited how the ongoing series will hold.

Cobra Commander by Joshua Williamson (Image)

I finished the last issues of Cobra Commander and I think between this and Duke, I slightly prefer this one, mostly because it has more connections to Transformers unlike Duke where the events of Transformers only influence Duke's motive to investigate and accidentally gets involved in other events. The last issue here is a lead to another limited series which once, again, I will get to later. Really not much else to say all my other praises were already said in the last recap or in the Duke section above.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores (Boom! Studios)

I finally finished the entire 122 issue run on Power Rangers and I will say I got a bit more invested but I think the main problem here was that I joined way too late so a lot of the stuff here is very confusing. The final arc was a major between all of the power rangers series up until 2024 which included Power Rangers Hyperforce, a twitch series which I did hear about beforehand but never watched it so I was naturally confused. I think this was becoming a problem not just for me but for other readers as well as from reading comic sales, the final issues of this series failed to break the top 200 sales. Even Comic Book Revolution, a website that analyzes comic book sales and a section dedicated to notable comics that have low sales, forgot to list them. Overall, not a bad series, just too much for a new reader to take in. Next time, I’ll actually start from issue 1. Onward to Power Rangers Prime.

Now for the comics I’m still reading:

Green Lantern by Jeremy Adams (DC)

I would now that I’ve gotten a bit more invested in Green Lantern, although it's less for the action and more for the little moments between Hal and Carol. Outside of that, I don't remember much but I guess that's enough for me to keep going. Like Nightwing, not bad, just forgettable. Stay tuned for the next recap if I can remember more.

Sonic the Hedgehog by Evan Stanley (IDW Publishing)

Like Nightwing and Green Lantern, these weren't bad, just forgettable but not as forgettable as the last two. Most of what I remember was that it was based on Sonic Riders, Sonic disguises himself a masked man, and Stanley is really a possible face turn for Surge. It looks like I might not alone on this as Comic Book Revolution has consistently put them as a "dead title walking" due to them failing to hit the top 200. It's odd though since it's difficult for me to find older issues at my local comic book store which I always thought it was due to high sales. I guess the stores don't order them as much as I thought. I still plan to read more for the time being but I might be dropping it soon just looking at those figures.

Void Rivals by Robert Kirkman (Image)

After how surprisingly I got invested in the first volume, the second one wasn't as interesting. I still enjoyed it but I think my excitement with the tie ins with Transformers was starting to die down. The highlights are still tie ins to Transformers though. Interestingly, there are no are tie ins to GI Joe, or at least none that I recognize. I’m not complaining as from I’ve seen, GI Joe generally stays on Earth and I’m not as invested in GI Joe to begin with and I’m assume most people reading this don’t care about GI Joe. Still, it just came off as odd to me. Like I said before, I still liked it and I have no plans to drop it anytime soon.

Wonder Woman by Tom King (DC)

I’ve been hearing good things about Tom King's Wonder Woman. It’s frequently on the Top 50 comic sales each month and it recently got nominated for an Eisner. However when it comes to me, there's nothing I see that's Eisner worthy. Don't get me wrong, it's probably more of a me thing and even than when it comes to me "it's not bad, just forgettable". In fact, I more remember the back up stories focusing on Wonder Woman's daughter Trinity although they're also written by King so there is something can he write that can appeal to me. The highlight has to be when Wonder Woman is working with Robin (Damian for those who don't know) during the Absolute Power event. I actually was considering dropping this series but when I heard of the Eisner nomination, I’ll give it another chance but maybe there's something later on that got the nomination.

Batman by Chip Zdarsky (DC)

As of this writing, there only three issues left of Batman Vol 3 before a new #1 this fall. Currently Jeph Leob is writing a sequel to his Hush comic that he wrote 20 years ago. I've heard good things about the original but I’ll have to see how the sequel is when I get there because there are more issues of Zdarsky's run that I haven't read yet. Oh yeah, Zdarsky's run, I honestly barely remember what happen. All I got is that during Absolute Power, Batman went running around with Catwoman and they might've had a little kiss but I’m too lazy to go back and check. I’m honestly more excited for this volume to end and so we can get a soft reboot. Now I have nothing against Zdarsky, I’m sure he's a good writer but the problem I see is that he was at the helm of a comic that was running for six years and he needed to work with it the best he got.

The Flash by Simon Spurrier (DC)

After reading another volume of the Flash and comparing it with other reviews and sales, I can safely say that, yeah, Simon Spurrier's Flash has been really missing the mark with readers, myself included. It's ranges from being very confusing to very forgettable. The sales have been pretty bad from what I read. Comic Book Revolution reports that the recent issues have either been in the bottom of the top 200 to failing to even reach the top 200. I wonder if the problem is that Wally West is the protagonist as opposed to Barry Allen. While Wally has his fans with many even preferring him, with recent adaptations focusing more on Barry, maybe newer readers are being turned off because it doesn't focus on the same character from that show on the CW that I never watched. Personally, I don't have a preference, you could make it Wally or Barry, or even Jay Garrick and I would've read it. Judging from the fact, that that one of DC’s most iconic isn't selling very well, I don’t think Spurrier has much time on his run. I'm gonna give him until the end of the year. I'm still gonna continue to read this for the time being. I'm probably gonna being the only one buying this comic.

Star Trek by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (IDW)

This I decided to pay more attention to the Star Trek as I was skimming it the first time and I’ll say that I got a bit more invested this time but because I’m not a trekkie, a lot of stuff is lot on me. It appears that this comic is some sort of fanfic crossover between different Star Trek shows like Scotty from the Original Series, Data and Crusher from the Next Generation, and Sisko from Deep Space Nine. I don't want to say any plot points for spoilers, but than again, Comic Book Revolution reports that these comics fail to break the top 200. A common thing that to the works of Kelly and Lanzing apparently to the point that the writer of these articles, "Rokk", has frequently awarded them "The Tini Howard Award For The Writer With The Most Dead Titles Walking". It also looks like this series got cancelled as the most recent issue came out with no announcements for issues in July and August. It might be due to low sales but from what I’m reading, Kelly and Lanzing are attached to IDW to write a new Star Trek comic called 'The Last Starship' which focuses on Kirk from the Original Series so maybe it's more because the last comic's story was just simply ending however since is a much more iconic character, arguably the face of Star Trek, IDW might've wanted to focus on a more well known character to help boost sales. Whatever the reason is, I might check it out when the first issue drops in September. I’m just gonna avoid spoilers for now just because I'm worried actual trekkies might get pissed off for any errors I make.

Superman by Joshua Williamson (DC)

Alright finally, I can talk about something more positive. While I’ve most of these comics have been forgettable, I’ve been loving Joshua Williamson's run on Superman. When I first read his short run on Batman, I thought "this is boring" and then I read Knight Terrors and while I did enjoy it in some areas, it was more from the tie-ins he didn't write. Then I read Superman and I was amazed. I think Williamson shines better with the Man of Steel than the Dark Knight. His GI Joe comics have been pretty good as I go into more detail above. I quite the enjoyed the House of Brainiac storyline even though I haven't interested in event comic at the moment and I didn't even read of all the issues in the storyline as I haven’t been reading Action Comics. Maybe it's because I actually got to see Brainiac and Lobo in action as I’ve been used to Lex Luthor and General Zod being the baddies of a lot of Superman stories. After that, it's the tie-ins to the Absolute Power event comic. I have not read the main Absolute Power comic but I have read several of their tie-ins and most of them were forgettable but surprisingly, I really liked the Superman tie-ins where he teams up with Zatanna. They only reunite with an older villain that I won't say the name of because of spoilers and I also remember their name and I’m too lazy to look it up. I think the story could work as it’s own standable story outside of any major event. While Batman and Wonder Woman are still here primarily because they're iconic but it when it comes to Superman, I’ve been reading it because I like it and I will continue to read it for the foreseeable future.

Titans by Tom Taylor (DC)

I paid a bit more attention to this one as well and I understood a bit more of the story as this is one of the many "Raven turns evil" stories I’ve heard of. I didn't care much about the journey as we all know Raven wasn't going to stay evil espically with her relationship with Beast Boy and Gar is not the kind of guy to turn evil over love. There's also a little moment between Nightwing and Starfire, I guess because readers weren't liking DC pushing for Nightwing and Batgirl. This is also an direct prequel to Absolute Power but once again, I haven’t read it and don't plan to. Issue 15 was the last issue I read before I started writing but it's also the last issue of Tom Taylor's run of Titans. Starting with the next issue, John Layman takes over. Maybe with him, I might enjoy this more.

Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)

The second volume of Transformers was the whole reason for this period comics I’m looking at. All the comics I’m reviewing in this post were released during the same months as Transformers issues 7 to 12. I really enjoyed the first volume and I was excited to read the next one. A lot of people agree with me on that as Transformers as frequently been the best selling comic that’s not Marvel or DC in the months and years since its first issue. Last year, writer Daniel Warren Johnson won two Eisners for Best Writer/Artist (he also did the art for the first volume, but the art for this one was done by Jorge Corona) and Best Continuing Series. However, despite all that and my excitement, I didn't really enjoy the second one as I expected. Don't get me wrong, I still liked it and this is one of the better ones I’ve read but I think the problem was that it was a lot more confusing than I expected. I enjoyed seeing characters like Elita One, Ultra Magnus, and Beachcomber and I was surprised to see Johnson take heavy influence from an arc in the 80s cartoon. I think on a re-read, I’ll probably like it more but there's a lot more comics I want to read. Last thing to note is that when I was writing this post, Skybound has teasers up to issue 23. Johnson has said in the past that he plans to leave after issue 24 which will likely come out in September. Seeing the three month gap between the last post and this post, it's likely by the time I finish the third volume, he'll likely be gone. It hasn't been announced who will succeed him but whoever they are, I hope they can live up to themes of Transformers as Johnson's run will likely be a tough act to follow.

Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman (Marvel Comics)

Another I’ve been really enjoying. Intially I only read Ultimate Spider-Man as the original Ultimate Spider-Man from the 2000s was very popular and then I open the pages and I was like "shit, this is actually good". Seeing Peter as an adult, married with kids, is a breath of fresh air for something you'd think would've done more in the 60+ years Spidey has been around. Uncle Ben isn't dead so we get to see more of his dynamic with Peter and to my surprise, J. Jonah Jameson. I might've spoiled a bit of the first few issues here and I’d love to say more but I think it's better that if you haven't read it then it you really should, it's great. Go to your local comic store or check out Marvel Unlimited.

And to top it off, the comics I started reading:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter by Ian Flynn (IDW)

For a few months, the main Sonic series from IDW was on hiatus and in its place, where was the miniseries centered around the character Fang the Hunter, or Fang the Sniper, or the Nack the Weasel. His name changes like every 10 years. When I went into this, I thought it was going to be an important lead up to the main series or at least some kind of tie-in like Tangle and Whisper but nope, Fang is set is a seperate universe, closer to the classic Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive if you're not American) games. From what I remember reading, it focuses Fang and his friends doing wacky Looney Tunes traps to catch Sonic like it's the show Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. It's ok overall, I probably wouldn't have read if I had known beforehand it wasn't important to the main series.

The Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells (Marvel)

Ooh, this one I’ve been wanting to talk about this one. While Ultimate Spider-Man has been getting showered with praise from comic fans including yours truly, the Amazing Spider-Man series back in Earth 616 has been quite the opposite. While intially looking like the Spider-Man comics were getting back on track under Nick Spencer, including retconning the infamous Sins Past storyline (it's a long story, look it up, your jaw will drop), Marvel assigned former Robot Chicken writer Michael Zeb Wells to become the head writer for their relaunch of Amazing Spider-Man in 2022. I say it like that but Wells did have some experience in comic books and even Spider-Man, having written several one shots and limited series prior but being the writer of the flagship comic of Marvel's flagship character is really big deal and a really pressuring task. You could say on paper that adding a comedy writer isn't a bad idea as Peter Parker's life in the comics is nothing but misery so why not lighten the mood with some humor even if Robot Chicken has some really dark humor. However it seems that Wells really missed the mark when it comes to this series. You could say he made Peter’s life even more miserable under his direction and there's no better representation of these problems than the character of Paul, Mary Jane Watson's new boyfriend. Because of this, Paul became such a widely hated character but very memetic to the point that r/marvelcirclejerk loves to make jokes that he’s stealing everyone's girlfriend. Me personally, I don't hate this comic, I actually found it quite entertaining, but I see the hate. I just took it as more of a cartoon with some loosely connected plots. Still, I think Ultimate Spider-Man is the superior comic right now. Wells' run ended last October and after that is a 10 issue arc written primarily by Justina Ireland before getting another soft reboot last April under the helm of Joe Kelly, the co-creator of such shows like Ben 10 and Generator Rex. I'm curious to see how Wells' run ends and how this sheila and this bloke handled the web slinger.

Transformers by Bill Mantlo, Ralph Macchio, and Jim Salicrup (Marvel)

Alongside the current Skybound series, I decided for the first time to not just cover a series that ended before I started regularly reading comics but also a comic that ended before I was born. The original 80s Transformers by Marvel is not as iconic as the cartoon but it has plenty of fans with many saying it's better than the cartoon. So far I’ve only read the first two issues but I have to say, it's not that good. I think a lot of it just full of how did they know that and the plot moving too fast. I did hear the original limited series isn't that and does improve when Bob Budiansky becomes the head writer in issue 5 but I’ll have to see.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero by Larry Hama (Image)

So because the wait for Joshua Williamson's GI Joe was taking longer than I thought, why not check out the series that made GI Joe a cash cow. While Transformers is usually considered the face of Hasbro (although My Little Pony and Dungeons and Dragons could be up as well), from what I’ve seen GI Joe was Hasbro's golden goose in the 80s. While Marvel’s Transformers ran for 80 issues, Marvel's GI Joe ran for 155 issues which a majority being written by Larry Hama, a veteran of the Vietnam War. Hama's work would influence the GI Joe cartoon and pretty much the franchise itself ever since. After the Marvel series ended in 1994, IDW revived it in 2010 for an additional 145 issues with Hama writing returning to write all of them until its ending in 2022. A year later Skybound and Image revived again with Hama once more at the writing helm. I make a little history lesson because I find more fun to talk about its production history rather than what goes on in the comic. I read some of the Skybound comic and it's ok. Most of the problem for me is that it has a bunch of characters and elements I don’t get. Like the mute Snake Eyes is suddenly just talking casually to his teammates and I don't know why, I guess I didn't read that issue. Give me hope that Williamson's run will be easily digestible

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Usagi Yojimbo by Ryan Parrott (Boom)

Unlike the others here, this just a oneshot and while I enjoyed it, despite knowing very little about Usagi Yojimbo, I think the comic mostly suffered from being a oneshot. It felt the comic jumped from issue 1 to 4 halfway through. I think Ryan Parrott must've thought the same as well as it ends with a "we hope get a sequel so we can do more" and I hope this get a sequel and it better a limited series.

Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV (Boom)

I've only read issue 0 and it's kinda-sorta a oneshot in that it's more of prequel to Tynion's comic. I liked it although if only this issue existed, I probably wouldn't have liked but I know this is part of a much larger that I hear is even being adapated into a show. I'm excited to jump into this series and see if Tynion's Batman was just a fluke.

Star Wars by Charles Soule (Marvel)

Because I reading Star Trek I thought, eh why not, Star Wars tends to sell better anyway. I picked the main Star Wars series and I enjoyed this one as well but it felt more like a cartoon then some epic story driven adventure like the Transformers comic. I joined in pretty late, during the Trial of Lando Calrissian, where the titular Lando is put on trial for betraying Han Solo and the Rebellion back in the Empire Strikes Back. Then the Rebel A-team searching go searching for survivors of Princess Leia Organa's home planet of Alderaan after the Galactic Empire destroyed it in a New Hope. For the 50th and final issue, I thought it was going to be a lead in to Return of the Jedi but the real story threw me off guard. While the framing story is set before Return of the Jedi, the framing story is set after, where a much older Luke Skywalker is telling his padawan Ben a story about when he almost killed the Galactic Emperor Palpatine but ultimately went against it because it would result in the death of a lot of innocents. I found it odd that Ben would play such an important at any point in this comic, espically since since Disney has been more focusing on works around the original and prequel trilogies or way before any of the prequel characters were even born but I guess a lot of fans really like Ben. Now let's how Alex Segura handles it in a few months.

Scarlett by Kelly Thompson (Image)

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. I’ve been wanting to talk about Miss Thompson for sometime. A relevity new writer compared to others I’ve covered here, she's been getting quite popular in recent years. She wrote 50 issue run on Captain Marvel over four years, a 15 issue run on Black Widow in which she won an Eisner for Best New Series and more recently, a character she helped create, Jeff the Land Shark, has been one of Marvel's top breakout characters in the past year. Her webcomic 'It's Jeff' was critically acclaimed and won another Eisner for Best Humor Publication and the highest honor possible, Jeff being part of the launch roster for Marvel Rivals even before the Fantastic Four was added. She's currently writing the ongoing Birds of Prey comic for the main DC Universe and Absolute Wonder Woman for the Absolute Universe. It makes sense here to talk about a comic she wrote based on a Hasbro property, not just because it's part of the Energon Universe but also because Thompson got her big break doing another Hasbro comic. Back in 2015, she wrote a Jen and the Holograms comic for IDW as part of their own Hasbro Universe. I don't know if was a best seller but it was well received by critics and it seemed to have gotten the attention of Marvel to hire her for other projects. This GI Joe comic focuses on the character of Scarlett, who's usually one of the founding members of GI Joe but is doing stuff independent of Duke and friends here. A hear a lot of praise of her, even for this series, but honestly, I’m not seeing it. Like I said, it’s not bad, it's even boring, the main problem for me is that for a GI Joe and an Energon Universe, this feels very disconnected from the other comics. You could’ve put in Larry Hama's GI Joe and I wouldn't be able to tell. I’m sorry to say this, but out of the four GI Joe miniseries, this is my least favorite. Still, I’d take this over many of the other comics I’ve reviewed here. This is still one issue I have left so maybe there's a chance that there's a bigger connection underway.

Destro by Dan Watters (Image)

The fourth and final GI Joe limited series, this has more connections to Transformers as it's a sequel to Cobra Commander and if I’m correct, one of the characters from the Transformers cartoon play an important role. Of the four series, it's my second to least favorite primarily due to more connections to the rest of the Energon Universe but like Scarlett, there's still one issue I haven't read yet so that can easily change.

Deadpool by Cody Ziglar (Marvel)

I've seen the first Deadpool movie, and played the video game (and by played, I mean watched people on YouTube play it), but haven’t read a single comic so of course I picked up the latest volume courtesy of Cody Ziglar. As it turns out, this was less of a Deadpool solo story and more of Deadpool: The Next Generation as his daughter (don't ask how it happened, I just jumped into the storyline) plays an important rule in this story and from my research, this seems to be setting up a crossover story with Wolverine's daughter Laura Kinney. In terms of this Deadpool series, it's ok. I was expecting it to be more like the Harley Quinn comic but it feels more like a sitcom, the Tick maybe? I still need to read more issues before I can decide my thoughts on this new Deadpool.

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures by Daniel Jose Older (Dark Horse Comics)

I mainly read this one because I wanted to diversify my comics so it isn't just Marvel and DC. Dark Horse used to be the main publisher for Star Wars comics from the early 1990s to the early 2010s. When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they decided have Marvel publish them again after previously doing it in the the 70s and 80s. Disney sub license their comics to IDW in 2017 to produce more family friendly comics but in 2022 Disney moved that license back to Dark Horse and here we are here today. Outside of that long story, there's nothing much to say, just some stories set centuries before the movies. The only thing I can remember so far is that one of the characters is what I believe to be an ancestor of Grand Moff Tarkin from a New Hope. I'll see how later issues turn out.

Garfield by Boom! Studios

Just to get my opinion out of the way first, it's ok, nothing special, just a tie-in to the Garfield Movie that came out around the same time. From the first two issues I’ve read so far, issue 1 takes place before the movie and issue 2 either takes during or after the movie. For some reason in one of these stories, there’s some cat lady who hates Garfield and wants to make his life miserable even though I’ve never Garfield as a genuine threat, just a headache. It's probably better explained in the movie but I’m not interested in seeing it. I think you can still enjoy this comic without seeing the movie, but the movie seems to explain several elements here.

Groo: Minstrel Melodies by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones (Dark Horse)

Oddly fitting to the last one as co-writer Mark Evanier was one of the writers for Garfield and Friends and the Garfield Show. I've only read issue so far but I think you assume my opinion, "it's not bad, just forgettable". There are still two more issues of this limited series.

Power Girl by Leah Williams (DC)

Most of DC's current comics have been ok to mediocre from my point of view and I thought Power Girl would be in that but surprisingly, I kind of like it. I'm probably in the minority as this comic has been a low seller and from the reception I’ve read, it's not been the great. I don't know why I like it, I guess I have a bias for Superman related stories, espically since there was a tie-in to the House of Brainiac storyline. It could also be that I got to see DC's interpretation of Asgard, seeing Norse mythology stories are in the public domain. No Thor or Loki or Odin, seems to be Norse characters that Marvel has done little to no coverage of. There are seven issues of this run before it gets cancelled so maybe it seriously after this.

Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider by Stephanie Phillips (Marvel)

Finally, made to the end. This went a lot longer than I thought. Gwen Stacy has been an iconic character since her debut in 1965, especially how her death would affect her friends in the decades later. In recent years, she's been getting a newfound attention of an alternate universe counterpart where instead of Peter getting spider powers, she did. She got even more attention when Spider-Gwen became an important character in the Spider-Verse movies. In this comic, Gwen moves from her original universe of Earth-65 to the main Marvel universe of Earth-616. Hijinks ensue. I like it although it's not very memorable. An enjoyable ride to see Gwen beat up bad guys. I think the series to coming an end next month to lead into another series so I’ll have to see what happens next.

So now that gave my thoughts and opinions on each comic, here's my overall ranking of each of them from best to worst:

Ultimate Spider-Man

Superman

Transformers (2023)

Cobra Commander

Duke

Void Rivals

Sonic the Hedgehog

The Amazing Spider-Man

Power Girl

Star Wars

Destro

Scarlett

Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Usagi Yojimbo

Something is Killing the Children

Star Trek

Deadpool

Garfield

Titans

Wonder Woman

Transformers (1984)

Green Lantern

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Batman

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

The Flash

Nightwing

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures

Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter

Groo: Minstrel Melodies